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Amida Nyorai (Tathagata, Buddha) - Japanese Buddhist Deity; Photo Dictionary (2353 words)
	Amida is one of the loftiest savior figures in Japanese Buddhism, and Amida faith is concerned primarily with the life to come, the life in the beyond.
	Amida Buddha is the central Buddha and object of devotion of Pure Land Buddhism.
	Amida corresponds to the meditation of the historical Buddha under the Bodhi tree, and Amida is typically represented in the meditation one, the Dhyana mudra (Japanese: Jo-in): both hands opened and resting on the lap with the right hand above the left one and the thumbs touching each other.

Amida Raigo Triad - Photos of the Amida Raigou Triad (1117 words)
	Amida Nyorai (Buddha) sits in the center and is attended by the Seishi Bosatsu (Mahasthamaprapta) on the right and Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokitesvara) on the left.
	Amida's mudra is usually the Tenbourin-in 転法輪印, Amida's preaching mudra, with both hands turned outward and thumb and forefinger forming circles before the chest.
	The doctrinal basis for this belief is to be found in the nineteen of Amida's 48 vows enumerated in the MURYOUJUKYOU 無量寿経 (the Larger Sukhavatiyuha Sutra, or "Sutra of Infinite Life").

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